Liberia 1896-H 10 cents

Goldberg sale 69, lot 5165

This specimen was lot 5165 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $460. The catalog description ^[2] noted, "Liberia. 10 Cents, 1896-H. Laureate head left. Reverse: Value and date within wreath. Beautiful toning. NGC graded MS-63. The Judy Cahn Collection." This type is from a series struck in 1896 and 1906 by the Heaton mint for Liberia. Other denominations included one, two, twenty-five and fifty cents.

Recorded mintage: 20,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 2.32 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.

Link to:

• Liberia 1896-H cent
• Liberia 1896-H 2 cents
• Liberia 1896-H 25 cents
• 1896-H 50 cents
• 1906-H 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1896
• return to coins of Liberia